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Derek Lowe Is the Latest Member of the 2004 Red Sox to Join the Yankees

to ESPN New York, the New York Yankees are finalizing a deal with right-hander Derek Lowe. With ace CC Sabathia heading for the disabled list, the Yankees need some depth for the rest of August. They will now hand the ball to a pitcher who could not keep his job in Cleveland.

At age 39, Lowe is having his second straight season with an ERA above five and mediocre-to-bad numbers across the board.

But he has another element attractive to the Yankees. He was a member of the 2004 Boston Red Sox. And he was no small contributor either. His six innings of one-hit ball in Game Seven of the ALCS at Yankee Stadium sent the Red Sox to the World Series and helped complete the greatest comeback (and greatest collapse) in baseball playoff history.


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